Friday, November 26, 2010

My Review


It's all in the name
By eTrainer from Manor, Tx on 11/26/2010
4out of 5
Pros: A snap to install
Cons: Truncated song titles
Best Uses: Entertainment variety
I enjoyed Sirius and then XM programing over the years I spend a lot of hours in the car and the programing variety makes the commutes easier. That was until I had my car broken into earlier this year and my iPod and XM SkyDock stolen, I knew better than to leave it in the car, lesson learned I canceled my subscription but have really missed XM.

I've heard about the Snap and the form factor is the same as the Skydoc, the functionality is not the same but that's OK. I could not resist the Black Friday price and dropped in to pick one up.

I still had the antenna installed so I just plugged in the snap into the cigarette lighter and attached the antenna. With the included free five day trial I was listing to the radio as I pulled out from the store parking lot. Nothing could be easier.

The snap transmitter works great, sound is more than acceptable, the tuner knob is a nice way to channel surf, add to that the price and convenience, I'm very happy. lack of a scrolling artist/title kept me from giving that extra star.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Electrical Work

I wired the ceiling fan to a switch and added an electrical outlet.




Friday, November 19, 2010

I miss my grandmother

Jared Polins' froknowsphoto.com is a great site makes learning fun and Lil is a dream...


Thursday, November 18, 2010

First test video

This video was shot with a Canon SX130 IS using the built in time-lapse miniature settings.

The Commute from Steve Sierra on Vimeo.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Fall is here

Chilly today I have the heater going in the back room, Got my new camera this morning and took some very quick shots at lunch. Enjoy.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

LCD Loupe

I love photography and love video, I hate transferring video from tape to PC and unless you have a professional camcorder costing thousands, you are limited to or have to depth of field or manual focus controls.

The big thing in cameras now is HD video. still cameras have better controls and better picture quality that camcorders simply do not have, but technology has caught up and low end feature rich point and shots and DSLRs can now do astounding video.

This tool adapts to your camera and allows you to focus and compose your picture, especially in bright outdoor situations.